We now know that cells exchanged during pregnancy can take up residency in our brain. Could they influence our development, ...
UNIGE scientists reveal in mice, the role of a small brain structure in holding information in mind so it can be used a few ...
Two carrion crows trained on a classic test of perception judged which way a cloud of dots was drifting in under a quarter of ...
University of Wollongong (UOW) researcher Dr Jeremy Lum is investigating this early warning sign using, for the first time, ...
Hardship is thought to wear down a new mother’s drive to care for her young, partly by lowering activity in brain cells ...
Scientists have uncovered a surprising molecular chain reaction that may explain why Angelman syndrome disrupts brain ...
A repetitive stretch of noncoding DNA helps regulate a gene active in human but not chimpanzee forebrain progenitor cells.
Two scientists swelled a sample of brain tissue to reveal its tangled wiring, and this incredible photograph is the result.
Conscious perception may depend not just on the patterns of activity in certain neurons, but the timing of when those ...
A protein best known for its role in Parkinson’s disease may also help melanoma cells survive. Researchers at Oregon Health & ...
A tiny region deep within the brain has surprised scientists by revealing a remarkably sophisticated communication system.
A new study traced the forebrain and hindbrain to separate evolutionary lineages, then researchers used that discovery to ...